Sharks and Minnows

Sharks and Minnows

Steam Deck Playable

Collin · Indie · Apr 15, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $6.39.

93%
Very Positive
362 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 268 sampled reviews

Based on 362 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 268 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I am writing this review as someone who not only has a fear of water, but also has a fairly specific fear of sharks in pools.
17 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The price of the game is amazing for the level of fear it brings with the amount of gameplay you get.
17 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Difficulty - 5/10 (few puzzles, maze like areas, all in all not very hard to play)
7 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is probably my favorite part.
7 of 268 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters17 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics16 reviews
94%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.39.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
49
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.